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Grafenrheinfeld

Coordinates: 50°0′N 10°12′E / 50.000°N 10.200°E / 50.000; 10.200
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Grafenrheinfeld
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Coat of arms of Grafenrheinfeld
Location of Grafenrheinfeld within Schweinfurt district
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Grafenrheinfeld is located in Germany
Grafenrheinfeld
Grafenrheinfeld
Grafenrheinfeld is located in Bavaria
Grafenrheinfeld
Grafenrheinfeld
Coordinates: 50°0′N 10°12′E / 50.000°N 10.200°E / 50.000; 10.200
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictSchweinfurt
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25) Christian Keller[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,511
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97506
Dialling codes09723
Vehicle registrationSW
Websitewww.grafenrheinfeld.de

Grafenrheinfeld is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. The municipality is home to the nuclear power station, Grafenrheinfeld, which opened in 1982.

Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Station

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The nuclear power station Grafenrheinfeld (short: KKG - not to confused with the similarly abbreviated nuclear power station Goesgen in Switzerland) is located south of Schweinfurt at the Main. Commencement of construction was 1974, start-up took place 1981. It consists of a 3rd Generation pressurized water reactor ("pre-Konvoi") with an electrical output of 1345 MW. Operator is the E.ON nuclear power GmbH headquartered in Hanover. The two cooling towers with a height of 143 m are visible from far away. The nuclear power station was "power station world champion" in both years 1984 and 1985. In the much discussed anti-nuclear power novel Die Wolke by Gudrun Pausewang, a fictitious nuclear disaster occurs at Grafenrheinfeld, releasing a radioactive cloud which pollutes much of Germany. In the film of the same name, a fictitious plant name is used. Temporary storage facilities for depleted core fuel elements at the location went into use on 1 March 2006.

KFU-Mast

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The KFU (nuclear reactor remote control, German Kernenergiefernüberwachung) mast Grafenrheinfeld is a guyed steel framework mast for the measurement of meteorological parameters and environmental radioactivity. It is visible for a long distance and is outside of the plant area approximately 750 meters south the power station. The KFU-mast is 164 meters high and was built in 1977/78.

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